Lady Cougars Pick up Two Wins

October 1, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Lady Cougars picked up two wins last  week to raise their season mark to 5-10.  They played three games on the home court and defeated Scribner Snyder and Winnebago while dropping a three set match to Emerson-Hubbard.

Twelve matches into the season the Cougars faced their first Class D opponent.  Northeast had a three set win against (2-13)Scribner-Snyder in their EHC match.  LDNE opened with a 25-11 win and followed with a 25-12 game.  The Trojans proved peskier the third set with Northeast on top 25-20.

After stumbling early in the first set the Cougars used three kills by Kelly Wakeley and a successful serving stint by Sophia Henneman to take an 8-3 lead.  They never looked back and Henneman’s second service term brought the team to set point with four service points with the help of kills by Madie Ronnfeldt.  A service error by S-S gave them game one.

Northeast trailed in set two until Wakeley tied the game a 6-6 with an ace serve. Madie R finished off the Trojan with seven service points  She had an ace and Wakeley and Collins had kills. LDNE had a nine point lead that stood up and the win came on an ace by Mickayla Petersen.

The Cougars could not break the Trojans in the third game.  S-S hung around and turned a three point deficit into a three point lead as they served six straight points.  Mickayla Petersen countered with six points of her own  as Madie Ronnfeldt had a block and kill.  Ronnfeldt finished the match with a set winning kill.

It was a break out night for the middle hitters.  Madie Ronnfeldt and Tessie Collins had   career highs as they recorded 9 and 8 kills respectively.

Coach Hathaway explained , “We have been working with our middles with their transitioning and I think it paid off during the game. To become a more well rounded team we need our middles to be big hitters. We are making improvements that will lead us to that. Tessie and Madie are both developing a confidence in themselves to be the players that make the big plays for their teammates. ”

25-11  LDNE
25-12  LDNE
25-20  LDNE

Abby Peterson  11 digs
Brianne Haskell  1 ace   7 kills  11 digs
Kelly Wakeley    1 ace   10 kills  15 digs
Lexie Bacon   23 set  assists   8 digs
Libby Henneman    1 ace
Madie Ronnfeldt   3 aces  9 kills   3 blocks  5 digs
Mickayla Petersen  3 aces  1 kill  2 blocks   11 digs
Sophia Henneman   2 aces   4 digs
Tessie Collins   8 kills   1 block  2  digs

In the Thursday Triangular meet, Northeast came out with  strong performance against the Number two team in D-1.  They handed (11-1)Emerson-Hubbard a 25-11 defeat in game one.  The Pirates would take the next two game by identical 25-21 scores.

When asked how they could defeat such a high rated team in game one, Coach Hathaway replied,  “Honestly, our girls played clean and controlled ball that first set against the Pirates. Our passing set us up consistently to make a play on all free balls, attacks, and serve receive. Our passing was not quite as consistent against them in the 2nd and 3rd set which is what we would have needed to win that game. ”

25-11  LDNE
25-21  E-H
25-21  E-H

Abby Peterson  11 digs
Brianne Haskell    10 kills  16 digs
Kelly Wakeley     7 kills  20 digs
Lexie Bacon  2 aces   9 set  assists   9 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt   1 ace  4 kills   2 blocks  2 digs
Mickayla Petersen  1 ace  3 kill  2 blocks   6 digs  12 set  assists
Tessie Collins   4 kills   3 blocks  1 dig  2 set assists

The Cougars finished the night with a 2-0 win over (5-10) Winnebago.  The Indians went down to defeat by scores of 25-8 and 25-16.  The Cougars served up nine aces had had 15 kills.

After a thrilling match against E-H,  Northeast controlled the tempo for the easy win.  Hathaway commented,  “The Winnebago game showed us how to stay consistent and continue to play our game no matter who we are playing. Winnebago is a good team and they have showed that in their wins this season. The girls are ready for their matches at Wisner and it will be exciting to watch them take on Madison and Howells-Dodge.”

25-8     LDNE
25-16   LDNE

Abby Peterson  2 digs
Brandi Simonsen  1 dig
Brianne Haskell  1 ace   3 kills  7 digs
Kelly Wakeley    4 ace   4 kills  3 digs
Lexie Bacon   12 set  assists   2 digs  1 kill
Libby Henneman    1 ace  2 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt   1 ace  4 kills   1 block  1 dig
Mickayla Petersen   3 digs
Sophia Henneman   1 ace   3 digs
Tessie Collins   2 kills

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Lady Cougars Have Tough Week of Volleyball

September 23, 2015 Leave a comment


By Claire Wiltse, Sports Contributor

It was a tough week for the LDNE volleyball team as they won only one of five matches during the week.

Coach Hathaway stated, “Over the past week we have had some tough matches. We have been close to getting the W, but just have not been able to finish the job. We are becoming a better team every time we hit the floor and we are staying positive as we go into the middle of our season.”

The Lady Cougars now have a record of 3-9.  If the three set matches had gone their way the could have had a 6-6 mark.  The Cougars went down to defeat to Humphrey/LHF, Oakland-Craig, Tekamah-Herman in contests that required a third game.  Only Omaha Roncalli swept Northeast.  LDNE took care of Fort Calhoun in two sets.

On Tuesday, the Cougars hosted a triangular meet.   They lost to (7-5) Humphrey/LHF 2-1.  They had a strong start with a 25-17 win, but dropped the next two sets.  (8-1) Oakland -Craig went three games with the Cougars.  The Knights who are rated in C-2 took the first and third sets for the win.

Tekamah-Herman hosted a tournament on Saturday.  Northeast had a two set loss to (7-5) Omaha Roncalli followed by a two set win over (5-7) Fort Calhoun.  In the game for second place the Cougars came up short against (8-4) T-H.

25-17  LDNE
25-23 H/LHF
25-21 H/LHF

Abby Peterson 10 digs
Brianne Haskell  4 kills  28 digs
Kelly Wakeley  2 aces   10 kills  8 digs
Lexie Bacon   1 ace  2 kills  12 set assists  9 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills   1  block     1 dig
Mickayla Petersen  4 kills   1 block  8  set assists  6 digs
Sophia Henneman   1 ace      1 kill    5 digs
Tessie Collins    3 kills    1 block   4 digs

25-14  O-C
25-14  LDNE
25-13  O-C

Abby Peterson 23 digs
Brianne Haskell 1 ace 6 kills  16 digs
Kelly Wakeley    8 kills  14 digs  1 block
Lexie Bacon     15 set assists 15 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills   1  block     6 digs
Mickayla Petersen    1 ace 3 kills  8 set assists  5 digs
Sophia Henneman      2 digs
Tessie Collins    4 kills     1 dig

25-21 ORC
25-20 ORC

Abby Peterson 8 digs
Brianne Haskell  1 ace   2 kills  12 digs
Kelly Wakeley  1 ace   8 kills  4 digs
Lexie Bacon   1 ace    8 set assists  7 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  3 kills  2 digs
Mickayla Petersen  2 kills 4 set assists   1 digs
Sophia Henneman   1 ace      
Tessie Collins    1 kill 1 dig

25-19  LDNE
25-16  LDNE

Abby Peterson 2 digs
Brandi Simonsen  10 digs
Brianne Haskell  8 kills  16 digs
Kelly Wakeley  3 aces   8 kills  7 digs
Lexie Bacon   1 ace    15 set assists  6 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  1 kill 4 digs
Mickayla Petersen  2 kills  set assists   1 digs
Sophia Henneman   2 ace      s
Tessie Collins    2 kills 1 dig

25-21  T-H
25-21  LDNE
25-21  T-H

Abby Peterson 4 digs  2 set assists
Brandi Simonsen  9 digs
Brianne Haskell  3 aces   8 kills  11 digs
Kelly Wakeley  10 kills  5 digs  2 blocks
Lexie Bacon   1 ace  2 kills   26 set assists  10 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt  1 ace  1 kill  10 digs  3 blocks
Mickayla Petersen  4 kills   1 set assists   1 digs
Sophia Henneman   3 aces     
Tessie Collins    4 kills 4 digs  1 block

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Lady Cougars Get Two Wins

September 17, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

Northeast volleyball got two wins during the second week of the 2015 season. They clipped Clarkson/Leigh in five sets. At the Wakefield tournament they won one of five matches,

The Lady Cougars opened their season with a second straight five set match when they traveled to Clarkson to take on the Patriots. The EHC foe had the Cougars in a hole as they won the first two sets. Northeast took a two point win in the third set and cruised to a nine point win in the fourth. In the crucial fifth game the teams battled into extra points with LDNE winning 21-19.

Coach Angela Hathaway praised her team, “To come back from a 0-2 deficit was a great mental victory for our girls. It was a battle all the way through the game. We were pretty evenly matched all across the board. It taught us how to fight and finish games even when it seems impossible.”

25-21 C-L
26-24 C-L
26-28 LDNE
25-16 LDNE
21-19 LDNE

Brianne Haskell- 17 kills, 5 blocks, 12 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 11 kills, 13 digs
Lexie Bacon- 4 kills, 20 set assists
Madie Ronnfeldt- 13 kills, 6 blocks
Mickayla Petersen- 6 kills, 3 blocks, 20 set assist
Tessie Collins- 4 kills 2 blocks
Abby Peterson- 15 digs

The Cougars drew a killer pool at the Wakefield tournament. Their three opponents have combined for 21 wins in just two weeks of volleyball. Two were from C-1 schools.

Pierce was the opening opponent. The three time State champion in basketball had faced tough C-1 competition and came into the meet with a 1-3 record. They would end up winning three matches and taking second in the tournament.

25-20 Pierce
25-12 Pierce

Brianne Haskell- 4 kills, 0 blocks, 6 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 6 kills, 2 digs 1 ace
Lexie Bacon- 2 kills, 5 set assists
Madie Ronnfeldt- 1 kill,
Mickayla Petersen- 2 kills, 8 set assist
Tessie Collins- 1 kill
Abby Peterson- 2 digs
Sophia Henneman – 1 ace

Stanton is rated in C-1 volleyball. The Fillies went undefeated at Wakefield to take the Championship. They had not loss a set this season, but the Northeast girls picked up a 25-19 win in set one and challenged to take the second set before losing 2-1.

25-19 LDNE
28-26 Stanton
25-17 Stanton

Brianne Haskell- 10 kills, 16 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 16 kills,10 digs 3 aces 1 block
Lexie Bacon- 14 set assists 13 digs 1 block
Madie Ronnfeldt- 3 kills 2 blocks 4 digs 2 aces
Mickayla Petersen- 1 kill, 16 set assists 11 digs
Tessie Collins- 3 kills 2 blocks 2 digs
Abby Peterson- 9 digs
Sophia Henneman – 2 aces

The Cougars opened their Saturday morning with a loss to Hartington Cedar Catholic. They had won five of six matches coming into he tournament. Northeast played their morning matches without Mickayla Petersen, Abby Peterson and Tessie Collins.

25-18 HCC
25-12 HCC

Brianne Haskell- 3 kills, 4 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 3 kills,10 digs 1 ace
Lexie Bacon- 7 set assists 3 digs
Madie Ronnfeldt- 4 kills 1 block 3 digs
Sophia Henneman – 1 kill 1 ace 1 dig
Brandi Simonsen 4 digs

In medal play the Cougars drew Laurel-Concord for their first match. The shorthanded Northeast team won in two sets.

25-21 LDNE
25-18 LDNE

Brianne Haskell- 7 kills, 17 digs 2 aces
Kelly Wakeley- 10 kills,10 digs
Lexie Bacon- 19 set assists 3 digs 2 kills
Madie Ronnfeldt- 2 kills 6 digs 1 ace
Brandi Simonsen 3 aces
Sophia Henneman – 2 aces 2 digs

In the battle for fifth place the Cougars had a rematch against Hartington CC. The Trojans won again in two sets.

25-15 HCC
25-18 HCC

Brianne Haskell- 5 kills, 11 digs
Kelly Wakeley- 5 kills 11 digs 1 block
Lexie Bacon- 6 set assists 6 digs 2 aces
Madie Ronnfeldt- 3 blocks 2 digs
Mickayla Petersen- 2 kills, 7 set assists 8 digs
Tessie Collins- 7 kills 2 digs
Abby Peterson- 9 digs
Brandi Simonsen 1 dig

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Lady Cougars Lose Heartbreaking Opening Match

September 9, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

It was a heartbreaking evening for the Lady Cougars as they lost their opening match to West Point-Beemer in five sets  The two teams were evenly matched with close contests in each set.  West Point won the opening set with a 25-22 score.  LDNE took the second and third 27-25 and 25-17.  The Cadets recovered to take the fourth set 25-22.  In the speed round WP-B came out on top 15-12.

Lexie Bacon opened the season by serving an ace in set one.  The set showed the equality of teams as two points was the biggest lead of either team  during the first half of he game.  The Cadets made a break away as they ran off five straight points to take a 16-11 lead.  A kill by Mickayla Petersen put Brianne Haskell at the service line with a 13-17 deficit.  The senior outside hitter was able to tie the score with the help of Kelly Wakeley who had a block and kill bringing the game to a 17-17 score.   With the score tied at 19, the Cadets pushed the score to 23-19 before giving up the serve.  The Cougars manage three more points , but could not keep the Cadets from getting two.

The second set opened badly for the Maroon.  They trailed 8-2 before battling back to take the set.  Kelly Wakeley served the team to within three points.    On Brianne Haskell’s service a kill by Tessie Collins tied the score at 12. and a block by Mickayla P made it 14-12.  The visitors were able to strike back and took a 19-16 lead .  They continued to have a two point cushion and were three points from a win. With a side out Lexie Bacon served up an ace and spurred the team to a one point lead, 23-22.   The game went to extra points after ending 25-25.  Tessie C was at service when the Cougars gained a two point lead for a 27-25 win.

The Cadets were shaken and the third set opened with Northeast jumping out to a 6-0 lead as Bacon served two aces and a big kill by Haskell and a block by Collins.  The lead was expanded to 17-7 by the end of Wakeley’s service.  She had an ace and Haskell chipped in with a kill and block.  A kill by Madie Ronnfeldt made it 18-8.  The wheels of the romp came off as a service error turned the ball over to WP-B who had runs of 6 and 3 to pull within two points, 19-17.  Haskell served out the match and with the help of two kills by Wakeley and a block by Collins Northeast won 25-17.

The Cougars had the momentum and sped to a 5-0 lead in game four.  The Cadets tied the score at 8-8 and went onto gain a two point advantage that they kept  except for ties at 15 and 19 points.  After pulling up to the Cadets at 19 the Cougars quickly found themselves  down by four, 23-19.  WP-B  used a strong front line attack to finish off a 25-22 win.

In the fifth set,  LDNE gained 4-1 lead, but the set quickly turned into teams trading service with the score tied a 9, 10, and 11 points.  The Cougars had an untimely service error to give the Cadets a 12-11 lead.  They served out the game for a 15-11 win.

The Lady Cougars travel to Clarkson for another EHC contest on Tuesday.  They will be at Wakefield for an eight tem tournament on Thursday and Saturday.

WP-B 25 25 17 25 15
LDNE 22 25 25 22 11

Kelly Wakeley- 11 kills, 16 digs 1 ace
Brianne Haskell- 8 kills, 11 digs  2 aces
Mickayla Petersen- 5 blocks, 16 assists  1 ace
Madie Ronnfeldt- 4 blocks, 3 kills
Tessie Collins- 5 blocks, 2 kills
Lexie Bacon- 13 digs, 17 assists  4 aces
Abby Peterson- 27 digs

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Cougars Host Invite, Both Teams Place 6th

April 22, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

Northeast High School hosted their Cougar Invitational Track Meet on April 14.  LDNE’s girls claimed sixth place with 53 points.  The boys tied for sixth with 47 points.  Oakland-Craig claimed both the both and girls crowns.  Three Meet Record were established.  Ashleigh Carr of  O-C put her name on both hurdle events while Bradley Bunner of Clarkson/Leigh eclipsed, LDNE athlete, Joel Bacon’s mark  with a 22.6 time in the 200M dash.

 

It was a big day for the Lady Cougars’ weight throwers.  They scored 26 of the team’s 53 points.  Darcey Simonsen had a season’s best toss of 116 feet 4 inches in the discus for a second place.  She had a P.R. of 34 feet 7.5 inches in the shot and took fourth place.

 

Libby Henneman had a P.R. toss of 35 feet 1 inch in the shot which placed third.  A P.R. of 97 feet in the discus took fifth place.  Abby Peterson took seventh in the discus and eighth in the shot with throws of 94 feet and 31 feet 10 inches respectively.

 

Kelly Wakeley and Brianne Haskell scored in four events.  Kelly took fifth in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet 5 inches and sixth in the triple jump with a 31 foot 10 inch mark.  Brianne ran a 1:06.6 400M and a 29.1 200M for a sixth and eighth place.  The two were part of the 400 and 1600 relays.  Together with Cierra and Destanie French  they placed 4th in the 400 relay in57.6 and 6th in the 1600 relay in 4:51.4.  Cierra added a seventh in the 100M dash with a 13.4.

 

Natalie Castle-Gosch placed fifth in the 3200 M run in 14:01. and Sophie Henneman scored a seventh in the 1600M run with a 6:22.5.

 

Jon Christiansen claimed the Cougar’s only gold medal with as 41 foot 1m inch effort in the triple jump.

 

Chevy Henneman placed third in the 400M dash.  The top three runners blanketed the finish line within 0.03 second of one another.  His time of 52.1 was a P.R. by over two seconds.

 

Joey O’Connor took second in the 3200M run and eighth in the 1600M run.  His times were 11:38 and 5:40.   Benny Estrada added a sixth in the 200M dash with a 24.1 and Dylan Hardeman placed third in the 800M run with a 2:15.7

 

The relays gave the Cougars some valuable points.  The 4×100 took fourth in 47.3 and the 4×400 placed second in a season’s best 4:45.8.  Jon Christiansen, Benny Estrada, Dylan Hardeman, and Chevy Henneman were the team members.

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Lady Cougars End Season Tying School Win Record

February 26, 2015 Leave a comment


Northeast went into the sub-districts with a number two seed and a tough team to take out in round one.  Bancroft-Rosalie despite their 10-13 record were going to be a tough draw.  The game went into overtime with Northeast on top 51-48.

 

The Lady Cougars started the game in a rare attempt of zone defense  to combat the double post offense of the Panthers.  “We did a good job of stopping their offense with the zone,” said Coach Rex Haskell.  “We did not do a good job of rebounding though. The ball kept going to them as they had a 33 to 8 led at half time.  The second half we went back to man and out rebounded them by three rebounds.”

 

After a tie at 10 in the first period, the Panthers gained a 22-17 lead at half.
The third period was a defensive period with Northeast gaining back one point.  Northeast took the lead in the fourth quarter and looked to have game won before misfortune hit in the closing seconds.

 

“Our full court press got us back into the game and we had a three point lead with seconds to play. B-R was in a forced to foul situation, but the foul was not called,” stated Coach Haskell.  The Panthers got as steal and a three and the game went into over time.

 

“It was a game of free throws,” commented the coach.  We made ours in the overtime and they didn’t.  Lexie and Abby came through with some big shots.  We needed them because Brianne and Darcey had fouled out.”

 

During the game LDNE shot 39 free shots and made 23 for 59% accuracy.  The Panthers had 22 tries and converted just 9 for 41%.

 

The Cougar had three in double figures. Darcey Simonsen topped the team with 14 point,; Lexie Bacon had 12, and Brianne Haskell had 11. Vicki Gatzemeyer had a game-high 26 points for B-R.

 

LDNE              10        7          6          22        6          -51

B-R                  10        12        5          18        3          -48

 

2p        3pt       FT        RB       F          TP

Simonsen          4          0          6/11     8          –           14

Wakeley           0          0          3/6       3          –           3

Haskell 4                     0          3/6       3          –           11

Collins              0          0          00/       1          –           0

Bacon              0          2          6/8       8          –           12

Jessen              2          0          0/0       6          –           4

Peterson           1          0          5/8       4          –           7

Totals               11-33   2-11     23-39   32        –           51

B-R                  9-41     7-23     9-22     54        29        48

 

 

 

Perennial basketball power Wynot took on the Cougars in the sub-districts finals.  The (18-5) Blue Devils have been the State D-2 Champions for the last four years after taking runner-up in 2010.

 

“They pressed us the whole game full court.   It  took us a while to adapt to it and we did get some easy points.  You had to attack their press because if you ever picked the ball up they would trap you,” stated Coach Haskell.

 

Wynot jumped to a 17-8 first quarter lead.  Northeast cut the lead to five in the second quarter, but scores in the late period gave the Blue Devils a double digit lead at half.  Wynot came out with an 8-0 to start the second half and it was now a twenty point game,  Northeast was not able to mount any comeback until Wynot subbed out.   LDNE lost 65-49.

 

The Lady Cougars end their season with a school record tying fifteen wins.  They  lost nine times.

 

 

 

Wynot              17        20        14        14        -65

LDNE              8          16        9          16        -49

 

 

2pt       3pt       FT        RB       TP

Simonsen          5          0          0/0       4          10

Wakeley           0          0          0/0       7          0

Haskell 3          1          3/5       3          12

Collins              0          0          0/0       0          0

Bacon              3          3          2/2       3

Henneman     00          0/0       0          0

Jessen              1          0          0/0       13        2

Peterson           3          0          2/3       4          8

Totals               15        4          7/10     33        49

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Lady Cougars Come Up Short at EHC Tourney

February 11, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

After an opening round win over Oakland-Craig, the Lady Cougars dropped their net two games in the EHC Tournament.  Howells-Dodge defeated them 46-26 in the quarter finals.  They dropped their final game to Twin River in the consolation game.  The Titans held on for 55-48 win.

 

Kelly Wakeley gave the Cougars some early offense against Howells-Dodge..  She made her first two shots to stake the LDNE girls to a 5-1 lead.  Points were hard to come by after that as they were out scored 11 to 2 in the remainder of the first .  The (15-6)  Jaguars held as 20 to 7 advantage in the second quarter.  Northeast went scoreless in the third quarter.

 

“We failed to attack their H-D’s defense,” said Coach Haskell.  “It was just like the Oakland-Craig games:  The first night we were timid and did not play aggressive, the second game were aggressive and took the ball to the hoop.  We were a different team when we took on Twin River.  We attacked their defense and were able to score on them.”

 

Kelly Wakeley was the top scorer against the Lady Jaguars.  She had 9 points .  Brianne Haskell was held scoreless until 5:45 left in the game.  She ended up with 8 points.   Samantha Brester had 17 points for Howells-Dodge.

 

LDNE              7          7          0          12        -26

H-D                 12        20        5          9          -46

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Simonsen          0          0          2/2       1          1          2

Wakeley           3          1          0/0       7          2          9

Haskell              0          2          2/2       3          4          8

Collins              0          0          0/0       0          0          0

Bacon              1          0          2/2       2          2          4

Henneman       0          0          0/0       0          1          0

Jessen              1          0          0/0       2          2          2

Peterson           0          0          1/2       4          1          1

Totals               5-20     30-12   7-7       19        13        26

H-D                 17-48   1-6       9-17     39        13        46

 

“These girls never give up,” commented Coach Haskell.  “We down by eleven points going into the fourth quarter.  With :40 seconds to play it was just a two point game.”

 

Trailing by the score of 42-31, Northeast put on a rally that nearly pulled out a win.  They  ran off 15 points to 6 for the Titans as Northeast closed to a 48-46 margin.  Lexie Bacon started the fourth period with  trey.  Brianne Haskell put in the first of four fourth quarter baskets.  Mariah Jessen followed with a three point play and a second basket.  Two more Haskell buckets with a pair of Wakeley  free shots and it was a two point game.

 

Northeast was forced to foul and Twin River sealed win at the free throw line.  They made 7 of 8 charity tosses as they built their lead back to seven points.”

 

“Free throw cost us the win,”  claimed Coach Haskell.   They made 17 of 21 while we converted only 6 of 17.  If we would have made our shots we could have won the game.”

 

Brianne Haskell and Kelly Wakeley had double figures in scoring.  Brianne had 12 and Kelly had 10.  Twin River had four double figure scorers with Raemaekers leading with 12 points

LDNE              9          14        8          17        -48

Twin River        15        17        10        13        -55

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Simonsen          4          0          0/6       4          3          8

Wakeley           1          2          2/2       4          5          10

Haskell            1          3          3/8       2          4          12

Collins              1          0          0/0       2          0          2

Bacon              1          1          0/0       2          4          5

Jessen              4          0          1/1       6          2          9

Peterson           1          0          0/0       3          0          2

Totals               15-35   4-12     6-17     23        18        48

Twin River        19        0          17-21   –           11        55

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Lady Cougars Down Lady Knights in First Round of East Husker Conference

February 3, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor 

There was a lot of whooping going on in the locker room after the Lady Cougars picked up a first round win in the East Husker Conference Tournament over Oakland-Craig.  It was a different story the previous night  when the Lady Knights claimed a sixteen point win in a regular season game.

 

The (9-11) Lady Knights won 51-35 on their home court.  On a neutral court at Howells the Lady Cougars raised their record to 12-6 with a 48-43 win.

 

“The girls really wanted this game,” said Coach Haskell.  “After the way we played last night, we were determined to do a better job.  We couldn’t make a shot on Thursday while O-C was hot.  We shot so much better tonight and our defense denied their jump shots tonight.”

 

On Thursday the Knight made seven of ten shots in the first quarter.  Brianne Haskell provided all the Cougar points during the period. Her three pointer gave Northeast their only lead at 5-4.  O-C got the jump on LDNE with a 13-2 run when they made five shots in a row and tacked on two free shots.

 

Mariah Jessen scored early in the second period, but it would be the only basket of the period for Northeast.  Northeast made only one of six shots in the quarter.  They made no trips to the free throw line.  Oakland-Craig took a 27-12 half time lead.

 

Northeast got off to a 8-2 start after half with a trey by Lexie Bacon followed by a deuce and trey from Brianne Haskell.  The Cougars were back to a single digit deficit, 29-20, but their shooting cooled as the managed only a single free shot in the remaining of the period. Seven shots and three tries drew iron as O-C moved to a 39-21 lead at the end of three periods.

 

Northeast managed to outscore O-C by two points in the final stanza.   Two threes by Haskell  and a pair of baskets by Jessen plus an bucket by Abby Peterson  made for 5 for 11 shooting.

 

Brianne Haskell had a game-high 18 points.  Oakland -Craig had three in double figures with Brynn Charling leading with 13 and Shannon Pille adding 11 and Emma Reinert 10.

 

Northeast had one bright spot on defense.  Mariah Jessen had 8  shot blocks.  This places her at number five on the Northeast Top Ten.

 

LDNE              10        2          9          14        -35

O-C                 17        10        12        12        -51

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Wakeley           0          0          0/2       1          0          0

Haskell 3          4          0/0       2          3          18

Collins              0          0          0/0       2          1          0

Bacon              0          1          2/3       2          1          5

Jessen              3          0          1/3       5          3          7

Peterson           0          0          0/1       5          2          3

Totals               7-20     5-18     3-8       17        12        35

O-C                 10-39   2-7       7-11     29        10        51

 

It was a different story the next night.  Darcey Simonsen was back in the lineup after a precautionary decision kept her out the night before.  Darcey cleared concussion tests and her defense and rebounding made a big difference in the final results.

 

Northeast bolted to a 7-0 lead with Peterson, Haskell, and Jessen scoring.  In the mean time, the defense forced the Knight to the parameter where they missed four shots and turned the ball over four times.  It took them five minutes to score on a free throw.

 

A bucket by Jessen followed by a trey by Wakeley got a 12-4 lead for Northeast.  A pair of baskets by Bures  made it 12-8 at the quarter.

 

The defense contested every shot by the Knights in the second period.  They made only two of ten shots.  Free throws kept them in the game with six makes out of ten tries.  Mariah Jessen was the target of their attack as she drew her third foul during the period.

 

Northeast extended the lead to five points at the half.  Simonsen scored twice.  Haskell made four free shots.  Peterson had the last three points of the half as LDNE went the lockers leading 23-18.

 

Northeast moved to a nine point lead after intermission, but O-C was going to make a game of it.  They closed on an 8-2 run to make it a three point game, 33-30.

 

Darcey Simonsen started the scoring in the fourth period, but the Knights came back with a lay-in by Bures and a trey by Pille with 4:46 left which tied the game at 35.

 

Brianne Haskell worked her magic in the lane and  put the Cougars back into the lead, but Oakland got a goal from Charling and free throw from Pille to take 38-37 lead with 3:06 to play. Darcey Simonsen was good for two from the stripe as Northeast regained the lead.

 

With 2:37 left Haskell made one of two free shots.  Twenty seconds later Pille popped in a deuce to tie the game, 40-40.  Haskell answered with dagger of a three pointer with 1:54 to play.  The Cougars would never trail after that.

 

The Cougars rebounded a missed free shot on  O-C’s next offensive possession and worked the clock down to under a minute before missing a shot.  Snader connected on a long two point shot ‘and the Knights hoped to cash in by  fouling.  Abby Peterson made two free tries for 45-42 score with 44 seconds to play.  Simonsen and Pille traded points before Lexie Bacon sealed the win  with two free shots with 3 seconds left.

 

It was a team win for the Cougars as they got three players in double figures and six players who scored.  Brianne Haskell led the way with 14while assisting 7 times.  Darcey Simonsen had 11 and Abby Peterson put in a career-best 10 points.

 

On the defensive side Brianne Haskell and Darcy Simonsen  combined to keep the Knights’ top scorer, Brynn Charling six point below her average on 3 for 13 shooting.  O-C made 15 of 45 shots while Northeast made 16 of 39.

 

The Cougars move on to face Howells-Dodge in a quarter final game at Stanton.  The Lady Jaguars took a one point win over Northeast in December.

 

O-C                 8          10        12        13        -43

LDNE              12        11        10        15        -48

 

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Simonsen          4          0          3/7       6          3          11

Wakeley           0          1          0/0       3          4          3

Haskell 3          1          5/6       4          4          14

Collins              0          0          0/0       0          0          0

Bacon              1          0          2/3       4          1          4

Jessen              3          0          0/0       4          4          6

Peterson           3          0          4/7       7          1          10

Totals               14-33   2-6       14-23   28        17        48

O-C                 13-39   2-6       11-22   31        19        43

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Lady Cougars Win Three, Earn Rankings

January 28, 2015 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Lady Cougars have put three wins together to bring their record to 11-5.  Their recent success has brought attention from the newspaper raters.  The Omaha World-Herald puts them at number eight in D-2 while The Lincoln Star has them at number ten.

 

This past week, the Cougars have wins over (10-7) Cedar Bluffs and (8-9) Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.  Their run came to an end when the EHC’s top team, Stanton, beat them 59-34.

 

“Our defense made the difference against Cedar Bluffs,” said Coach Rex Haskell.  “They couldn’t handle our ball pressure and we had a 23-8 lead in the first quarter.”

 

Darcey Simonsen led the way with 5 steals as the team had a total of 12.  Top scorers were Lexie Bacon with 14 and Kelly Wakeley with 11.

 

LDNE              23        13        9          7          -52

Cedar Bluffs     8         10        5          7          -30

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        TP

Ronnfeldt          1          0          1/3       2          3

Simonsen          4          0          1/2       5          9

Wakeley           4          1          0/0       6          11

Haskell             2          0          5/6       1          9

Collins              1          0          0/0       1          2

Bacon              4          2          0/0       2          14

L. Henneman     0           0          0/0       0          0

Jessen              0          0          0/0       4          0

Peterson           2          0          0/0       2          4

Totals               18-41   3-14     7-11     23        52

Cedar Bluffs     5-31     2-14     12-22   31        30

 

“We had to fight back against Humphrey,”  stated Coach Haskell.  “We had an early 9-2 lead, but the next thing I look up at the scoreboard and we are behind.  They had a 29-27 lead at half.”

 

Northeast dominated the second half on the way to a 56-44 win.  Three scored in double figures.  Brianne Haskell put in 18, Kelly Wakeley had 17 points and Lexie Bacon added 10.

 

The coach noted that Kelly Wakeley was good at both ends of the court. “She shot well and defended  really well.”  Wakeley made seven of nine shots and had 4 defensive rebounds and 3 steals.

 

LDNE                          15        12        15        14        -56

Humphrey/LHF            15        14        4          11        -44

 

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        TP

Ronnfeldt          0          0          0          0          0

Simonsen          2          0          3/6       5          7

Wakeley           4          3          0/0       5          17

Haskell            4          0          10/12   5          18

Collins              0          0          0/0       0          0

Bacon              3          1          1/2       6          10

Jessen              0          0          0/0       4          0

Peterson           0          0          0/0       0          0

Totals               13-23   4-14     14-20   25        56

H/LHF             13-44   2-14     12-15   31        44

 

The (16-1) Stanton team had too much speed for the Cougars to slow down.  “It seemed like they beat us to every loose ball and turned it into a lay-up,” said Coach Haskell.

 

“We played hard he whole game, but just could not cash in when we had the chances.  When we were down by fifteen, we missed three straight lay-ups that could have cut the lead to single digits.”

 

Brianne Haskell was the lone Cougars in double figures with 12 points.  The Fillies were led by Hilary Huss with 30.

 

Stanton         17        11        19        12        -59

LDNE              9          10        10        5-         -34

 

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        TP

Ronnfeldt          0          0          0/0       0          0

Simonsen          1          0          1/1       1          3

Wakeley           1          1          0/0       2          5

Haskell             3          1          3/6       2          12

Collins              0          0          0/0       2          0

Bacon              2          1          2/3       4          9

  1. Henneman00          0/0       0          0

Jessen              1          0          1/2       2          3

Peterson           1          0          0/0       6          2

Totals               9-25     3-20     7-12     19        34

Stanton            17-43   3-10     16-26   35        59

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Lady Cougars Win Two

January 14, 2015 Leave a comment


The Lady Cougars won two more games this past week and brought their season’s record to 8-4.  They defeated Wakefield in a road game by the score of 34-31.  They protected their home court with a 53-38 in over Mead.  LDNE is 5-0 at home.  Northeast did suffer a 48-43 loss at Tekamah on Friday.

 

The Tuesday mat was a low scoring affair as both teams had only five point after the first eight minutes.  The Cougars surged to an eight point lead at half, but faltered after intermission as the (3-10) Trojan closed to 22-20.  A twelve point fourth quarter protected the lead.

 

Brianne Haskell led the team with 10 points.  Lexie Bacon and Kelly Wakeley each added nine points.

 

LDNE              5          12        5          12        -34

Wakefield         5          4          11        11        -31

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        TP

Simonsen          2          0          0/0       11        4

Wakeley           2          1          2/2       5          9

Haskell 1          1          5/9       8          10

Collins              1          0          0/0       4          2

Bacon              0          3          0/0       1          9

Peterson           0          0          0/1       7          0

Totals               6-29     5-12     7-12     36        34

 

 

Coach Haskell lamented poor shooting after the loss to Tekamah-Herman on Friday.  “If  some of our shots would have dropped in the first period this would have been a different game.  We had to play catch up the rest of the way.  One thing I admire about these girls is that that don’t give up.  They fought to the end.”

 

After trailing by twelve, 39-27,  the Cougars had a big fourth period and pulled to within five at the buzzer.

 

Brianne Haskell put in 20 points for the Cougars.  Lexie Bacon added 11. Darcey Simonsen also scored 11 before fouling out in the fourth quarter.

 

The  (7-5) Tigers got 24 points from Jessica Fleischman.  This was the second game the Cougars were without Mariah Jessen who sprained an ankle on Monday.  “We missed her plugging up the middle,” said Coach Haskell.  “I’m sure she could have a difference.”

 

 

LDNE              7          9          11        16        -43

Tek-Her           15        11        13        9          -48

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Simonsen          2          0          7/9       5          5          11

Wakeley           0          0          0/0       5          3          0

Haskell 8          0          4/6       7          1          20

Collins              0          0          1/2       1          3          1

Bacon              2          2          1/2       2          3          11

Peterson           0          0          0/0       2          0          0

Totals               12-21   2-16     13-19   22        16        43

T-H                  20        0          8-15     –           17        48

 

The home court was a welcome sight as the Cougars scored 20 points in the first quarter on the way to a 32-22 half time lead over the  (7-3) Mead Raiders.  They finished strong for a 53-38 win.

 

Three Cougars finished in double figures.  Brianne Haskell had 16 points.  Lexie Bacon brought her season’s total to 23 with 3 three-pointers.  She scored 12.  Darcey Simonsen scored 11 and grabbed 7 rebounds.

 

Mead               11        11        8          8          -38

LDNE              20        12        7          14        -53

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        TP

Simonsen          2          0          7/9       7          11

Wakeley           4          0          0/0       3          8

Haskell 2          3          3/4       6          16

Collins              1          0          0/0       0          2

Bacon              1          3          1/2       3          12

  1. Henneman00          0/0       0          0

Jessen              1          0          0/0       1          2

Peterson           1          0          0/0       7          2

Totals               12-28   6-22     11-15   27        53

 

 

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